LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

Catalog description

In this course, we will explore how leaders collaborate with all sectors of the community (e.g. nonprofit, public, civic, and private organizations). We will also explore how leaders navigate and communicate within the local community and political environments to collaborate. The content includes the politics and challenges of collaboration and the association with other mission aspects including a shared vision, engagement, and achievement. Engagement in this course will enhance the participants' knowledge of the research and theories of how leaders work within communities, and how the knowledge is applied in practice. In the course, we will investigate collaborative and collective leadership theories to enhance participants' knowledge of how leaders work together to create and sustain a thriving equitable community.